Moawiya

This series is the story of Moawiya that's why it briefs everything before his era, the thing in this series that it makes you feel that you have lived this era with all its drama, try to be fair you will enjoy it.

The soundtrack with the dialogues is really great, I am expecting a lot from this crew that did this peace of art regarding the settings you will feel the effort made I also liked the choice of the actors which have the ability to speak the original Arabic language which is very important to put you in all details, also I liked very much the intro title that shows you the life that came from the desert incarnated in the ships sailing in the sand.

It's more of a show against Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan. Totally jumping the Sunni shark when Muawiya lost his virility after an assassination attempt and his own people telling him that he was their second choice after Ali in one episode! Understandable since MBC has always been out of Saudi control and confirming suspicions that it's just too good and too big of a media outlet for them and their founder to just promote whatever they want, specially when it comes to Muawiya, the pride of Sunni and Arab history. His ally Amr ibn Al Aas, another important Sunni figure with roads named after him in Arab countries, was explicitly slandered by a prophet companion in the show lol.

The Moaviya series claims to be a historical drama, but in reality, it feels more like a political narrative designed to favor one sect while ignoring key historical facts. Unlike series like Omar, Mukhtar Nama, Prophet yusuf (A. S) or Imam Ali, which were based on strong historical research, Moaviya distorts events and characters to push a specific agenda.

One of the biggest issues is its selective storytelling. It glorifies Muawiya while downplaying or misrepresenting other key historical figures. Events like the Battle of Siffin, his conflict with Imam Ali (A. S/R. A), and his role in shaping early Islamic politics are either softened or twisted to create a one-sided portrayal. Instead of presenting history as it was, the series seems to be shaping a new version of the past to fit modern ideological narratives.

The production quality, costumes, and cinematography are impressive, but they cannot hide the fact that the show lacks historical credibility. It prioritizes dramatization over truth, which makes it misleading for viewers who do not know the real history. Unlike Mukhtar Nama, which provided a balanced and well-researched perspective, Moaviya feels like propaganda wrapped in high production value.

If you are looking for an accurate historical series, this is not it. The Moaviya series is more about political messaging than real history, and it does not deserve to be compared to truly great Islamic historical dramas.

4/10 Good visuals, but misleading content.

I was honestly looking forward to this series, but it didn't quite hit the mark for me. The story felt weak overall, and there were a lot of empty spaces in the script-scenes that didn't really add much or just dragged on. It made it hard to stay engaged. The cinematography was decent and there were a few shots that looked pretty cool, but I've definitely seen better in other productions. I feel like they had a big opportunity with this topic, but it wasn't used to its full potential. Not the worst series, but kind of disappointing considering the expectations

Not the worst series, but kind of disappointing considering the expectations.

In short, it just didn't do it for me.

As much as i was exited for this series it delivered more disappointment.

Can't believe how they skip over some of the most important historical events and put more focus on inappropriate scenes,

made us started to think if the producer is even Muslim?

Casting is TERRIBLE all around but how TF you get Ayman Zedan as Othman RA???

If Abu Jahl himself produced this series he wouldn't portrait Moawiya's Mother and wives like this production team did.

Plain disrespect and shame, there has to be hidden agenda.

Hopefully it will be taken down before Ramadan ends and someone got to audit where was the $100M spent.